The National Hispanic Heritage Month Committee is overwhelmingly grateful to all of the amazing volunteers who helped with our events and activities this year. We had a wonderful time celebrating Hispanic heritage, and we were thrilled to discover more fluent Spanish speakers on LLCC’s faculty and staff.
A special shout out to Esteban Cruz for the palomitas sabor chile y limón (spicy popcorn with lime) and Leslie Stalter for the beautiful display of papel picado (Mexican banners). Also, thank you to Cody Cox and Leslie Stalter for managing the Spanish translations table during the fiesta.
Thanks to LLCC Facility Services and Information Technology’s audio system team for the setup of events and providing for our audio needs. Also, thank you to LLCC Public Relations and Marketing staff for providing the promotional materials including posters, digital sign and social media postings.
We thank our volunteers including Sue Alexander, Kyla Kruse, Mackenzie Bryant, Katrina Quattlander, Amanda Turner, Lisa Clanton, Leanne Roseberry, Karen Sanders, Gailyn Draper, Kim Wilson, April Bergman, Laurie Clemons, Brandon Lewis, Shanda Byer, Brenda Elliott, Josh Collins and Kayla Weitzel. And thank you to anyone we may have missed on the volunteer list.
We invite everyone back next year to celebrate the vibrant heritage and contributions of Hispanics in America!
Kaelyn Bormida joined LLCC Oct. 9 as employee benefits and retention coordinator. She previously worked in the HR department at Catholic Charities and as a disabilities claim adjudicator for the state of Illinois. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in business administration, specializing in human resources management, and has SHRM certification.
Hanna O’Brien joined LLCC Oct. 16 as marketing manager. She comes to the college after more than 20 years in marketing including previous experience with Systemax and United Community Bank (UCB). Hanna earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University.
LLCC will be hosting a clothing drive organized by RISE Springfield, a young professionals networking group of The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
Welcome to Week 2 of cybersecurity awareness month! Just like you need a unique ticket for each movie you attend, you should also have a unique password for all your online accounts. Don’t reuse the same password across websites. If one of those sites gets compromised, hackers will also try that password on other sites. No matter the account, all passwords should be created with these three words in mind:
